# Greece

Greece

sovereign state, country| Year dem found am | 25 March 1821  |
| Name in native language | Ελληνική Δημοκρατία  |
| Official name | Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, République hellénique, Republiken Grekland, Hellenic Republic, Hellas  |
| Native label | Ελλάδα, Ελλάς, Ελληνική Δημοκρατία  |
| Short name | el  |
| IPA transcription | ˈɡrʲet͡sɨjə  |
| Ethnic group | Greeks  |
| Participant insyd | Macedonia naming dispute, Prespa agreement  |
| Dem name after | Hellen  |
| Official language | Greek  |
| Anthem | Hymn to Liberty  |
| Culture | culture of Greece  |
| Motto | Freedom or death  |
| Motto text | Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος, Rhyddid neu farwolaeth, All Time Classic  |
| Continent | Europe  |
| Country | Greece  |
| Capital | Athens  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Mediterranean Sea  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Balkans, Southern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean  |
| Coordinate location | 38°30′0″N 23°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 35°55′22″N 29°43′45″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 41°44′56″N 26°10′22″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 34°41′49″N 24°5′45″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 39°41′31″N 20°0′30″E  |
| Highest point | Mount Olympus  |
| Lowest point | Calypso Deep  |
| Government ein basic form | parliamentary republic  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Greece  |
| State ein head | Konstantinos Tasoulas  |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Greece  |
| Government ein head | Kyriakos Mitsotakis  |
| Executive body | Government of Greece  |
| Legislative body | Hellenic Parliament  |
| Highest judicial authority | Court of Cassation  |
| Central bank | Bank of Greece  |
| Currency | euro  |
| Dey share bother plus | Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Turkey  |
| Driving side | right  |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, Schuko  |
| Dey replace | Third Hellenic Republic  |
| Right to vote | universal suffrage, voting age  |
| Studied by | Hellenic studies  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Hashtag | greece  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .gr, .ελ  |
| Flag | flag of Greece  |
| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Greece  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Greece  |
| Get characteristic | free country  |
| History of topic | history of Greece  |
| Official religion | Greek Orthodoxy  |
| ‎most populous urban area | Athens  |
| Railway traffic side | right  |
| Open data portal | geodata.gov.gr  |
| Bibliography | bibliography of Greece  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Greece  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Greece  |
| Gregorian calendar start date | 1 March 1923  |
| Mobile country code | 202  |
| Country calling code | +30  |
| Trunk prefix | no value  |
| Emergency phone number | 112, 100, 166, 199  |
| GS1 country code | 520, 521  |
| Vehicle registration plate code | GR  |
| Maritime identification digits | 237, 239, 240, 241  |
| Stack Exchange tag |   |
| Unicode character | 🇬🇷  |
| Category for honorary citizens of entity | Q7981805  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Greece  |

**Greece**, officially de **Hellenic Republic**, be a country insyd Southeast Europe. E dey locate for de southern tip of de Balkan peninsula, Greece dey share land borders plus Albania to de northwest, North Macedonia den Bulgaria to de north, den Turkey to de east. De Aegean Sea dey lie to de east of de mainland, de Ionian Sea to de west, den de Sea of Crete den de Mediterranean Sea to de south. Greece get de longest coastline for de Mediterranean Basin, wey dey feature thousands of islands. De country dey comprise nine traditional geographic regions, wey e get a population of over 10 million. Athens be de nation ein capital den ein largest city, wey Thessaloniki den Patras dey follow.

## Politics

### Administrative divisions

| Map | No. | Region | Capital | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Population  | GDP (bn)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 1 | Attica | Athens | 3,808 | 1,470 | 3,814,064 | €84 |
| 2 | Central Greece | Lamia | 15,549 | 6,004 | 508,254 | €8 |
| 3 | Central Macedonia | Thessaloniki | 18,811 | 7,263 | 1,795,669 | €24 |
| 4 | Crete | Heraklion | 8,259 | 3,189 | 624,408 | €9 |
| 5 | East Macedonia and Thrace | Komotini | 14,158 | 5,466 | 562,201 | €7 |
| 6 | Epirus | Ioannina | 9,203 | 3,553 | 319,991 | €4 |
| 7 | Ionian Islands | Corfu | 2,307 | 891 | 204,532 | €3 |
| 8 | North Aegean | Mytilene | 3,836 | 1,481 | 194,943 | €2 |
| 9 | Peloponnese | Tripoli | 15,490 | 5,981 | 539,535 | €8 |
| 10 | South Aegean | Ermoupoli | 5,286 | 2,041 | 327,820 | €6 |
| 11 | Thessaly | Larissa | 14,034 | 5,420 | 688,255 | €9 |
| 12 | West Greece | Patras | 11,350 | 4,382 | 648,220 | €8 |
| 13 | West Macedonia | Kozani | 9,451 | 3,649 | 254,595 | €4 |
| (14) | Mount Athos | Karyes | 390 | 151 | 1,746 | — |

## Demographics

| Largest cities anaa towns insyd Greece

Hellenic Statistical Authority 2021 census |
| --- |
| Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | Rank | Name | Region | Pop. |
| 1 | Athens | Attica | 3,155,000 | 11 | Serres | Central Macedonia | 58,287 |
| 2 | Thessaloniki | Central Macedonia | 815,000 | 12 | Alexandroupoli | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 57,812 |
| 3 | Patras | Western Greece | 177,071 | 13 | Xanthi | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 56,122 |
| 4 | Piraeus | Attica | 168,151 | 14 | Katerini | Central Macedonia | 55,997 |
| 5 | Heraklion | Crete | 163,688 | 15 | Kalamata | Peloponnese | 54,100 |
| 6 | Larissa | Thessaly | 148,562 | 16 | Kavala | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 54,027 |
| 7 | Volos | Thessaly | 85,803 | 17 | Chania | Crete | 53,910 |
| 8 | Ioannina | Epirus | 65,574 | 18 | Lamia | Central Greece | 52,006 |
| 9 | Trikala | Thessaly | 61,653 | 19 | Komotini | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 50,990 |
| 10 | Chalcis | Central Greece | 59,125 | 20 | Rhodes | South Aegean | 49,541 |

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* Geographic data related to Greece at OpenStreetMap